
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 110 | 87 | 77 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:20PM3.66m | 1:44AM3.80m | 2:15PM3.45m | 2:46AM3.52m | 3:25PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.87m | 7:54PM1.08m | 8:41AM1.07m | 8:50PM1.25m | 9:48AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | NW 5 | W 13 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | SW 12 |
— | 3 | 25 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
85 | 110 | 87 | 77 | 29 | 72 | 86 | 58 | 39 | 14 | — | 8 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 1029 | 507 | 494 | 460 | 494 | 277 | 306 | 141 | 3 | 319 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 307 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 298 |
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